Culture and Resistance

Published by Dar Al-Adab, Culture and Resistance: Conversations with Edward W. Said (translated into Arabic by Alaeddin Abu Zaina) collects dynamic and candid interviews conducted by journalist David Barsamian. Positioned near the end of Said’s life, this book provides an accessible synthesis of his key ideas regarding popular resistance, cultural memory, and state power. Said articulates how art, literature, and education function as potent tools against historical erasure and oppression. Delving into critical topics such as the US invasion of Afghanistan, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, media propaganda, and the responsibility of public intellectuals, Said offers unsparing critiques of both Western hegemony and regional political missteps with characteristic intellectual courage.

It serves as an accessible, highly engaging gateway into Said’s political thought, illustrating how cultural awareness and public intellect directly fuel human liberation and social change.

Ideal for students and scholars of political science, postcolonial studies, and media criticism, as well as general readers committed to understanding Middle Eastern geopolitics and human rights.